Wat Montien, Wat Lok Molee and Wat Phra Singh: Temple Hopping in Chiang Mai Part 2

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After taking ample rest from the fun elephant adventure, we decided to go temple visiting again for the afternoon' activity. As I mentioned in another post, Chiang Mai has a lot of Buddhist temples, many of them are situated particularly inside the once-walled area where our lodge was in. Tourists can either just walk or go around with bicycles. Many lodging houses usually have bikes for use of their transients. There are also bike renting shops around. I also wanted to go around through a bike to see as much, but we only have a couple of bikes in the lodge and usually other visitors who go out earlier get to use them. Plus Mara hasn't learned to ride the bike yet.

Just a reminder if you want to go see the temples, dress appropriately. Shoes are not allowed inside the temples. And some temples usually collect an entrance fee.

Wat Montien is just a few minutes walk from where we're staying. It was closed when we got there, but this is one of the temples we saw that has the most intricate details on its design.

  

  


A huge gong inside the temple.



Across Wat Montien is this picturesque bridge under the canal that runs for several blocks and divides the main roads.




We crossed the bridge to get to our real destination, the Wat Lok Molee or Brown Temple. 

 


 

Brown Temple is an old temple, but has an impressive and intricate designs and architecture as well. I figured it is called Brown Temple because of the color of its tiled roof. I don't know. It's just a guess. The age of the temple is obvious once you go inside.




At the back of the temple is a stupa and other interesting things.

 

 

A small golden and translucent jelly-ish Buddha at Brown Temple's stupa. 

 

PHOTOS ABOVE: A driftwood carved with images, and a monument dedicated to King Naresuan of Thailand which is filled with images or a rooster in all sizes. 


From Brown Temple, we took a tuktuk to get to another Wat Phra Singh.




Wat Phra Singh is located in a huge compound with several smaller temples. But probably its biggest attraction is its golden stupa.

 

Akala ko nasa Saudi kami. Char.



It's nice to walk around the compound since there are a lot of shade from trees and plants around. Art/architecture and nature blends well in this place.




An old stupa stood among modern temples at Wat Phra Singh. 



After going around Wat Phra Singh, we went to look for a place to have dinner. On our way, we saw a turon vendo. Of course, we had to try their version of turon.



Chiang Mai streets are made alive by artists.

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We passed by this temple, too, while walking around so we had a quick look.


We eventually found a place to get some food at a small seafood restaurant beside the road.

 

Fried noodles with chicken and vegetables in soy sauce, and of course, pad thai. I ate this almost every day.


 

Mixed seafood tom yum. Di namin kinaya ang anghang. Mas madami pa kami takeout kesa nakain dun mismo.

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